For more than 150 years, our industry has been a vital and vibrant part of Colorado’s way of life. At COGA, our goal is to help ensure our industry thrives well into the future. But we need your help. Colorado’s oil and natural gas industry continues to be the target of overreaching regulation and legislation, and this year we have proactively engaged in many rulemakings at the state level to help ensure a balanced regulatory structure that protects our environment and allows for the responsible production of our natural resources. It’s an effort that will take all of us, working together. We would love to have you join us in 2022! Founded in 1984, COGA’s mission is to be the unified political and regulatory voice for the oil and natural gas industry in Colorado, and to support our members through advocacy, partnerships, education, and stakeholder engagement. This means that every day COGA is proactively working to help create a more stable and predictable regulatory and political environment for our members. We do that through rigorous regulatory engagement at the state and local level. We’re also committed to being a positive, credible, and proactive voice for industry, promoting respectful public dialogue, outreach, and education, while pursuing an ambitious business plan to promote oil and gas interests across the state. COGA is the state’s premier oil and gas trade association. We work to ensure our industry stays aligned and united. Your support will allow us to proactively engage in communities across the state, aggressively defend our legal rights to operate, maintain a high level of regulatory engagement, and be politically active in key areas of Colorado. I encourage you to review the included membership materials for additional details on COGA’s efforts and how you can benefit by becoming a member. COGA is an investment in our energy future, and we take our charge, our mission, seriously. Click here for the New Member Orientation. Click here for our membership brochure. |
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Advocacy
Your COGA membership supports our engagement in state and local regulatory and legislative strategies. Our vital work focuses on protection of operational certainty and ensuring a political climate that addresses industry’s concerns regardless of activist agendas. By building authentic, effective relationships with lawmakers and policy makers, COGA serves as the driving force behind progress for these communities
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Community Investment
COGA engages all its members in coordinated efforts that maximize our collective impact. As a statewide trade association, COGA members reach every corner of Colorado, providing opportunities to foster positive social and environmental outcomes that are tailored to the communities we serve. Through COGA’s Community Outreach & Investment Committee, we were able to publish an industry-wide community impact report reflecting the industry’s commitment to their communities
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Communication & Newsletters
In addition to the association’s weekly e-newsletter, COGA News, members have access to various publications, newsletters and communications that provide relevant updates on developments within industry and across the state as well as information on COGA’s programs and events, opportunities for member community engagement, open job listings, news headlines, and links to original COGA content. Below are just a few of the resources COGA offers:
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Education & Outreach
More than ever, it is of paramount importance that we authentically engage with communities across Colorado, whether they currently have oil and gas operations or not. Staff works directly with policy makers, community leaders and elected officials to educate them on the beneficial, efficient, responsible and environmentally sound development, production and use of Colorado oil and natural gas. Together with our members, we are proud of our innovative outreach support and encourage our companies and their employees to join us in this endeavor
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Networking & Development
With over 50 Programs & Events in a year, COGA continues to develop and build out programs that educate, engage, connect, and mobilize the employees of member companies. COGA’s repertoire of meaningful programming has become a national model and a targeted focus of our internal and external outreach and education. Expand your industry network at our quarterly networking events, frequent lunch and learns, Annual Meeting, Energy Summit, educational programs and seminars, and other events. Members can take advantage of exclusive members-only events and member discounts on registration pricing. Through COGA’s programs and events, there are numerous opportunities for exposure via sponsorships and expansion of members industry networks
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Membership Benefits
Your COGA membership benefits extend to every employee within your company. From your accountant to your landman, when your company is a COGA member, your workforce has full access to all that COGA has to offer. Your company name can be referenced throughout the year to take advantage of committees, programs, and events. Company employees can attend members-only programming and utilize membership event registration rates.
COGA utilizes its committees to provide critical member input and direction on COGA strategies and activities. They allow for member companies to contribute their perspectives and expertise to the organization’s efforts and allow for COGA to maintain a unified and thoughtful strategy on regulatory, legal, legislative, outreach, programming, and other issues.
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Member companies can submit job postings, free of charge, to be shared in COGA News and posted on COGA’s online Job Board, which provides a gateway to job seekers looking for employment in the energy sector. To post a position(s) or search available opportunities visit the COGA Job Board
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The online Membership Directory is an added benefit to the hundreds of member companies and thousands of employees represented by the association.
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COGA Members can submit upcoming public industry events and forums to be displayed and promoted across COGA communication channels including our Member Events Board on the website, as well as listed in our weekly COGA Newsletter!
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Members can be featured in the COGA newsletter to share information about their company and increase their exposure. Featured companies educate our members about each other and their company-provided logos are linked directly to their website
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COGA is proud to continue to host the premier industry conference, The Energy Summit. All funds raised by the conference go back to the industry in the form of legislative, legal, and grassroots efforts that are at the core of COGA’s mission. After more than 30 years, this conference maintains a reputation for delivering thought-provoking and progressive content and offering the best networking opportunity in the Rockies. The Energy Summit conference is held annually in Denver.
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Ready to join the Colorado Oil & Gas Association?
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Our work is essential, and we invite you to be a part of it. Our memberships are company based and we have separate categories based upon the type of company. Dues for producers are based upon their annual production data supplied by the COGCC. Dues for other membership categories are assessed based on workforce size in Colorado. This includes midstream, downstream, and service companies, professional firms including law firms, accounting firms, PR firms, consulting firms and financial institutions, and operators without production in Colorado. We believe this is the best way to assess the size of this company type, and therefore their membership category within COGA.
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If you have any questions at all, please reach out to COGA's Member Engagement Coordinator, or 303-861-0362.